Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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HIGH l,2-CONTENT THE.RMOPLASTIC
~LASTOMER/OIL/POLYOLEF]:N COMPOSITION
This invention relates to thermoplastic elastomer
compositions containing a block copolymer, oil and a
polyolefin; to a process for preparing thermoplastic
elastomer compositions; and to articles containing
thermoplastic elastomer composit.ons.
It is well known to incorporate olefin polymers
into thermoplastic elastomer compositions to improve
processability and to otherwise enhance the mechanlcal
and chemical properties. For instance, high m~lting
olefin polymers such as polypropylene improve the upper
service temperature and ozone re,istance of the
compositions. It is also known to use paraffinic oils,
alone or in combination with ole:Ein polymers, to soften
thermoplastic elastomer compositions and also to improve
processability. However, increa,ing the amount of oil
is a limited option because, at high oil levels, oil
migration occurs which results in surface tackiness.
In many utilities, however, greater softness would
be desirable.
It is an object of this invention to provide
thermoplastic elastomer compositions having greater
softness; and
It is yet a further object of this invention to
provide thermoplastic elastomer compositions with lower
hardness and improved melt flow without an increase in
the amount of oil.
Now, surprisingly, thermoplastic elastomer
compositions have been found having a greater softness,
lower hardness, improved melt flow and/or other
advantages with respect to known thermoplastic elastomer
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compositions. Therefore, the present invention relates
to a thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising:
a base composition comprising:
(i) 15 to 60 weight percent of a block copolymer
having at least two polymerized monovinyl
aromatic endblocks, each having a molecular
weight of at least 20,000, and a midblock of
hydrogenated polymerized butadiene wherein at
least 51 mole percent of said butadiene has
polymerized at the 1,2-position, and wherein
said block copolymer has a molecular weight of
at least 130,000,
(ii) 5 to 80 weight percent of a paraffinic oil,
and
(iii) S to 25 weight percent of a crystalline
polyolefin having a crystallinity of at least 50%.
Surprisingly, it has been found that the use of
high 1,2-addition (high vinyl) thermoplastic elastomer
in a rubber/oil/polyolefin composition results in
greater softness as compared with similar compositions
using elastomers where the 1,2-addition is in the usual
18 to 50 mole percent range. Furthermore, these novel
compositions also have improved processability and
better elastic properties as measured by, for instance,
by compression set.
Thermoplastic Elastomer
By thermoplastic elastomer is meant a block
copolymer having at least two end-blocks A made of
polymerized monovinyl aromatic compound, thus giving a
glassy, (Resinous) aromatic segment, and a mid-block B
made up at least predominantly of polymerized 1,3-
butadiene monomer, thus giving an amorphous elastomeric
segment. The copolymers can be linear, A-B-A, radial,
(A-B)nX, or mixtures thereof. Some A-B diblock polymer
can be present but preferably at least 70 weight percent
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of the block copolymer is A-B-A or radial (or otherwise
branched so as to have 2 or more terminal (resinous) A
blocks per molecule) so as to impart strength.
Generally, 80 to 100 weight percent of the block
S copolymer has 2 or more terminal resinous blocks per
molecule and it is preferred to have essentially no
diblock. In the above radial formula the n is an
integer of at least 3, generally 3 to 50, more generally
6 to 13, and the X is the remnant of a coupling agent.
The A-B-A compositions can be made by either _
sequential polymerization or coupling. In the
sequential polymerization technique, the monovinyl
aromatic monomer is first introduced to produce an
aromatic block followed by the introduction of the
butadiene monomer to produce the rubbery midblock
followed by additional monovinyl aromatic compound to
produce the other terminal aromatic block. This is
broadly disclosed in U.S. 3,231,635. The production of
such polymers and also radial po:Lymers is broadly
disclosed in U.S. 5,194,530. Another patent broadly
disclosing the anionic polymerization of thermoplastic
elastomers using an organo alkal:i metal initiator is
U.S. 4,764,572.
It is well known in the art to drive the
polymerization toward the 1,2-addition of butadiene.
Broadly, this can be done by uti:Lizing an organic polar
compound such as an ether, including cyclic ethers,
polyethers and thloethers or an amine including
secondary and tertiary amines. I?referred are chelating
ethers and amines. By chelating ether is meant an ether
having more than one oxygen as exemplified by the
fo-mula R(OR')m(OR")oOR where each R is individually
selected from 1 to 8, preferably 2 to 3, carbon atom
alkyl radicals; R' and R" are individually selected from
1 to 6, preferably 2 to 3, carbon atom alkylene
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radicals; and m and o are independently selected
integers of 1-3, preferably 1-2. One of m or o can be
zero. Examples of preferred ethers include
diethoxypropane, 1,2-dioxyethane (dioxo) and 1,2-
dimethyoxyethane (glyme). Other suitable materials
include CH3-OCH2-CH2-OCH2-CH2-OCH3 (diglyme) and
CH3-CH2-OCH2-CH2-OCH2-CH2-OCH2-CH3. By chelating amine
is meant an amine having more than 1 nitrogen such as
N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylene diamine. Monoamines are
operable but less preferred. Less preferred also (but
still operable) are straight chain and cyclic monoethers
such as dimethylether, diethylether, anisole, and
tetrahydrofuran.
This microstructure promoter is used in an amount
of at least 0.1 moles per mole of organo alkalimetal
initiator, such as an organo lithium initiator,
preferably 1-50, more preferably 2-25, moles of promoter
per mole of the initiator. Alternatively, the
concentration can be expressed in parts per million by
weight based on the total weight of solvent and monomer.
Based on this criteria from 10 parts per million to
about 1 weight percent, preferably 100 parts per million
to 2000 parts per million are used. This can vary
wide7y, however, since extremely small amounts of some
of the preferred promoters are very effective. At the
other extreme, particularly with less effective
promoters, the promoter itself can be the solvent.
Again, these techniques are well known in the art,
disclosed for instance in U.S. 3,686,366, U.S. 3,700,748
and U.S. 5,194,535.
The resulting 1,2-vinyl content for the polymers
useful in this invention is at least 51 mole percent,
préferably at most 90, more preferably at least 56, even
more preferably 65-90, most preferably 65-80 mole
percent.
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The thermoplastic elastomer as it is actually used
in this invention is hydrogenatecl and hence there is
little or no vinyl unsaturation left. Nonetheless, it
is still a high 1,2 addition polymer (from a high vinyl
- S precursor). Even the hydrogenated product is typically
referred to as "high vinyl" because of its origin.
The thermoplastic elastomers utilized in the
compositions of this invention are selectively
hydrogenated so as to remove most of the vinyl
unsaturation and any ethylenic unsaturation in the
polymer backbone from the monomer which did not
polymerize in the 1,2 manner. By selective
hydrogenation is meant that the aliphatic unsaturation
is significantly removed while leaving unaffected most
of the aromatic unsaturation. Suitable known catalysts
for accomplishing this include nickel compounds in
combination with a reducing agent: such as an aluminum
alkyl. Hydrogenation is taught in U.S. Patent
3,634,549, U.S. 3,670,05~, U.S. :3,700,633 and Re 27,145.
Each individual aromatic endblock must have a
molecular weight of at least 20,()00. Preferably the
endblocks have a molecular weight within the range of
20,000 to 50,000, more preferably 25,000 to 40,000, most
preferably 25,000 to 37,000.
The thermoplastic elastomer<, utilized in this
invention have a total molecular weight which is
relatively high compared with thermoplastic elastomers
in general. The molecular weighl- is at least 130,000.
For linear A-B-A polymers, the molecular weight will
generally be within the range of 150,000 to 300,000.
Actually, the upper limit is dictated by viscosity
considerations and can be as high as can be tolerated
and still be processable. The mo,t preferred molecular
weight for linear A-B-A polymers is 180,000 to 250,000.
With radial polymers, the molecular weight can be much
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higher since these polymers have a lower viscosity for a
given total molecular weight. Thus, for radial polymers
the molecular weight generally will be in the range of
130,000 to l million, preferably 130,000 to 500,000.
The total monovinyl aromatic content of the block
copolymer will generally be within the range of 20 to 48
weight percent based on the total weight of the block
copolymer, preferably 22 to 45, more preferably 25 to 35
weight percent. The upper limit is set by the maximum
which can be tolerated such that the material is still
elastomeric as opposed to resinous. At about 50 weight
percent and higher the material is resinous. Below 20
weight percent, the oil retention in the thermoplastic
elastomer composition is rather poor (initially or after
ageing) at high oil content.
Since the block copolymers utilized in this
invention are hydrogenated to remove the aliphatic
unsaturation as noted hereinabove, they can be viewed as
S-EB-S polymers, the S referring to the monovinyl
aromatic, generally styrene, endblocks. The EB
represents ethylene/butylene which is the structure
resulting from the hydrogenation of polymerized 1,3-
butadiene.
Oil
The oil is one which is compatible with the
elastomeric mid-block segment of the elastomeric block
copolymer and which does not tend to go into the
aromatic endblock portions to any significant degree.
Thus, the oils can be viewed as paraffinic. Paraffinic
oils which may be used in the elastomeric composition
should be capable of being melt processed with other
components of the elastomeric composition without
degrading. Particularly important is the ability of the
final composition to be melt extruded. An exemplary
paraffinic oil is a white mineral oil available under
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the trade designation DR~KEOL 34 from the Pennzoil
Company, Pennreco Division. DRAKEOL 34 has a specific
gravity of 0.864-0.878 at 15.6~C (60~F), a flashpoint of
237.8~C (460~F), and a viscosity of 0.8-0. gcm2/sec (370-420
S[~S) at 37.8~C (100~F).
Polyolefin
The polyolefins utilized in this invention are
crystalline polyolefins. That is, polyolefins having a
crystallinity of at least 50% (i.e. at least 50 weight
percent is crystalline). Crystallinity of polyolefins
can be calculated using information on the heat loss
(energy/mass x delta temperature) of melting obtained
from differential scanning calorimetry and the
referenced value of heat of fusion ~energy/delta
temperature) for a known single crystal (i.e. 100%
crystallinity) of the polyolefin. Most preferred are
high density polyethylene, which has a crystallinity of
80 to 90g~, and crystalline polypropylene, the
crystalline polypropylene being most preferred in many
applications because of the improved high temperature
properties it imparts. Other suitable polyolefins
include polybutene, ethylene/higher a-olefin
copolymers, propylene copolymers and butylene copolymers
or mixtures of any of the above-described polyolefins.
Most preferred is an injection molding grade crystalline
polypropylene such as Polypropylene 5A15 homopolymer
(melt f~ow rate 5g/10 min., from Shell Chemical Co.).
Compounding
The thermoplastic elastomer compositions of this
invention may be viewed as compr:Lsing a hydrocarbon
component made up of the elastomeric block copolymer,
the paraffinic oil and the crystalline polyolefin. To
this hydrocarbon component can be added other
ingredients such as typically found in elastomeric
compositions.
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Other ingredients which do not affect the essential
elastomeric characteristics of the composition may be
present including pigments, fragrances, stabilizers,
flame retardants, surfactants, waxes, flow promoters,
solvents, and materials added to enhance processability
and pellet handling of the composition. The
compositions can also contain 5 to 40 weight percent
based on the weight of hydrocarbon component of a filler
such as a hard inorganic mineral filler.
The stabilizer can be any conventional stabilizer
or stabilizer system and is frequently simply an
antioxidant such as a hindered phenol, alone or in
combination with a thiosynergist. Particularly
preferred is IRGANOX 1010~ alone or in combination with
a thiosynergist such as DLTDP. IRGANOX 1010~ is
tetrakis[methylene(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-
hydroxyhydrocinnamate)~ methane. DLTDP is
dilaurylthiodipropionate. Suitable stabilizers are
shown in U.S. 5,149,741 and U.S. 4,835,200. More
volatile materials such as 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol are
less preferred because of the volatility.
The stabilizer is generally present in an amount
within the range of 0.01 to 4, preferably 0.5 to 1
weight percent based on the weight of the base
composition.
The compositions of this invention may be thought
of in terms of
(A) a base composition comprising
(i) the elastomeric block copolymer,
(ii) the oil,
(iii) the crystalline polyolefin, and
(B) any other ingredients.
The base composition comprises 15 to 60 weight
percent of the hydrogenated high 1,2 elastomeric block
copolymer; 5 to 80, preferably 25 to 60, more preferably
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35 to 60 weight percent of said paraffinic oils; and 5
to 25, preferably 5 to 20, more preferably 5 to 15,most
probably 10 to 15 weight percent of the crystalline
polyolefin. The base composition preferably comprises up
to 55, more preferably up to 50, even more preferably up
to 45 weight percent of the block copolymer.
Preferably, the base composition comprises at least 25
weight percent of the block copolymer. All of the
percentages are based on the total weight of the base
composition, i.e. the block copolymer, oil and
polyolefin.
The ingredients preferably are compounded by
contacting the block copolymer with the oil and allowing
time for the oil to be absorbed into the copolymer.
Generally, the copolymer will absorb the oil to the
appearance of dryness. Thereafter the oil/block
copolymer composition is generally dry blended in a
tumble blender with the polyolefin and antioxidant after
which the blend is rendered molten and extruded.
According to a further aspect, the present
invention re~ates to a process for preparing a
thermoplastic elastomer composition, comprising:
combining a block copolymer with a paraffinic oil,
said block copolymer having at least two polymerized
monovinyl aromatic compound endblocks, each having a
molecular weight of at least 20,000, and a midblock of
hydrogenated polymerized butadiene wherein at least 51
mole percent of said butadiene has polymerized at the
1,2-position, and wherein said block copolymer has a
molecular weight of at least 130,000;
allowing time for said block copolymer to absorb
said paraffinic oil to give an oil-containing block
copolymer composition;
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tumble blending said oil-containing block copolymer
composition with a crystalline polyolefin to give a
block copolymer/oil/polyolefin mixture;
melt extruding said mixture, wherein said block
copolymer is present in an amount within the range of 15
to 60 weight percent, said oil is present in an amount
within the range of 5 to 80 weight percent, and said
crystalline polyolefin is present in an amount within
the range of 5 to 25 weight percent based on the total
weight of said block copolymer, oil and polyolefin.
The thermoplastic elastomeric compositions may be
used for utilities such as overmoulding onto hard
substrates, grips, medical articles like medical tubing
and other rubber articles.
Therefore, according to yet another aspect, the
present invention relates to articles containing the
thermoplastic elastomer composition as described above.
Definitions
As used herein, the terms "tensile strength" or
"TS" refer to the resistance of an elastic material to
being elongated as determined in accordance with ASTM D-
412 using 0.318 cm (0.125 inch) wide and 0.203 cm (0.080
inch) thick dumbbell samples that are cut from
inspection molded plaques. Tensile testing is performed
on an INSTRON (trade mark) Model 1123 Universal Test
Machine utilizing a crosshead speed of 25.4 cm/min (10
inch/min).
As used herein, the terms "elongation" or "Eb"
refer to the percent extension of an elastic material
until breakage as determined in accordance with ASTM-D-
412 as described above. A mechanical extensiometer is
used during the testing to obtain a more accurate
elongation. The gap distance for the extensiometer is
2.54 cm (1 inch).
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As used herein, the terms "c:ompression set" or "CS"
refer to a value determined according to ASTM-D-39~,
Method A, Type I. Disks of 2.54 cm (1 inch) diameter
are cut out of injection molded plaques. These disks
are stacked to approximately 1.2,' cm (0.5 inches) in
height and compressed between two flat chrome plates.
The degree of compression is cont:rolled by the use of
standard metal spacers. The disk stacks are placed
under compression for 22 hours at: room temperature or
70~C , and then allowed to recover for 30 minutes before
their final thickness is measured.
As used herein, the term "hardness" refers to a
value determined according to ASl'M D2240 after 10
seconds of resistance on the Shore A hardness scale.
The hardness value is the average of five measurements
taken at different locations around a 10.16 cm (~ inch)
by 12.7 cm (5 inch) injection mo:Lded plaque.
As used herein the melt flow index ("MFI") is an
indication of melt viscosity determined according to
ASTM D1238 Procedure A at a temperature of 230~C and
2.16 kg piston loading (Old Condition L). The procedure
utilizes a dead-weight piston pl~stometer.
By "molecular weight" as used herein is meant the
following. Molecular weights of linear block copolymer
are conveniently measured by Gel Permeation
Chromatography (GPC), where the GPC system has been
appropriately calibrated. Polymers of known molecular
weight are used to calibrate and these must be of the
same molecular structure and chemical composition as the
unknown linear polymers or segments that are to be
measured. For anionically polymerized linear polymers,
the polymer is essentially monodispersed and it is both
convenient and adequately descriptive to report the
"peak" molecular weight of the n~rrow molecular weight
distribution observed. Hence, this is what is meant
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with regard to references herein to molecular weight of
linear polymers. This is also what is meant by the
references herein to the molecular weight of the
aromatic resinous A block. Polystyrene is used to
S calibrate, thus directly giving the absolute molecular
weight of polystyrene endblocks. From this and the
known percent styrene, the absolute molecular weight of
the midblock is calculated. That is, an aliquot is
removed after the first step of the polymerization,
terminated to deactivate the initiator and the molecular
weight measured.
Measurement of the true molecular weight of final
coupled star polymer is not as straightforward or as
easy to make using GPC. This is because the star shaped
lS molecules do not separate and elute through the packed
G~C columns in the same manner as do the linear polymers
used for the calibration, and, hence, the time of
arrival at a UV or refractive index detector may not be
a good indicator of the molecular weight. A good
analytical method to use for a star polymer is to
measure the weight average molecular weight by light
scattering techniques. The sample is dissolved in a
suitable solvent at a concentration less than l.0 gram
of sample per lO0 millimeters of solvent and filtered
using a syringe and porous membrane filters of less than
0.5 microns pore size directly onto the light scattering
cell. The light scattering measurements are performed
as a function of scattering angle and of polymer
concentration using standard procedures. The
differential refractive index (DRI) of the sample is
measured at the same wavelength and in the same solvent
used for the light scattering. Thus, the reference to
molecular weight in reference to final star or radial
polymers means molecular weight determined in this
fashion. However, even with the star polymers, the
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endblocks are still measured by taking an aliquot and
using GPC as described for the linear polymers.
Example I
In the following example two polymers were
utilized. The first, designated "A," was a high vinyl
thermoplastic elastomer produced as follows. Utilizing
the conventional secondary butyllithium initiator,
styrene, then l,3-butadiene, then styrene were
sequentially introduced to give an A-B-A polymer wherein
the molecular weight of the segments was as follows:
25,000-145,000-37,000. The polystyrene content was 30
weight percent. Polymerization of the butadiene segment
was carried out at 50~C and cyclohexane solvent
utilizing 300 parts per million ~ased on the weight of
solvent and monomer of glyme so as to induce high 1,2-
addition. The resulting polymer had a 1,2-addition of
75.2 mole percent. The polymer was then hydrogenated
utilizing a conventional nickel/aluminum hydrogenation
catalyst to give the S-EB-S structure.
Polymer B was a sequentially polymerized polymer
prepared in a similar manner except glyme was not
utilized, instead 6 weight percent diethylether, based
on the weight of solvent and monc,mer, was used. Thus,
the 1,2-addition was a conventional 38.0 mole percent.
The resulting A-B-A polymer had 2. molecular weight as
follows: 29,000-123,000-29,000. The polystyrene
content was 32 weight percent. The polymer was
hydrogenated in the same manner ais Polymer A.
Three aliquots of conventional Polymer B and four
aliquots of the high vinyl Polymer A were separately
compounded with various amounts of oil and polyolefin as
set out hereinbelow in the Table. Compounding was
carried out by contacting the oil and the block
copolymer and allowing 8 hours for absorption of the oil
into the block copolymer. Thereafter the composition
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was tumbled with the polyolefin for 15 minutes and then
extruded at a temperature of 225~C. From this extrudate
tensile specimens and compression set specimens were
molded and the melt flow determined. The results are
set out hereinbelow.
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As can be seen comparing Runs 1 and 2,
significantly lower hardness (greater softness) was
obtained with Invention Run 1 as compared with the
comparable Control Run 2. As can be seen further, this
was achieved with better set compression (49.6 versus
56.5) the lower number indicating better elasticity,
i.e. less permanent deformation. Finally, a comparison
of the melt flow index shows that all of these
beneficial results were obtained with an improvement
rather than a sacrifice ln melt flow.
Similarly, a comparison of Invention Runs 3 and 4
at a slightly lower oil ratio with a comparable Control
Run 5 shows the same lower hardness (better softness),
and the same improvement in compression set and melt
}5 flow.
A comparison of Invention Run 6 with comparable
Control Run 7 shows once again improved softness (lower
hardness), improved (lower) compression set and
marginally improved melt flow, although the melt flow
test at the conditions used does not meaningfully
distinguish such viscous compositions.
Example II
Example I was repeated but using different high
vinyl block copolymers as depicted in Table II.
Table II
Block PSC (%) 1,2-vinyl Mw (A-B-A)(kg/mol)
copolymer content (%)
C 35.3 77 (25-93-39)
D 28.1 71 (26-131-26)
E 32.8 72.3 (29.5-120.1-34.5)
F 32.5 72.5 (28.8-117.6-31.5)
G 32.9 72.1 (28.9-116.0-31.0)
H 32.9 69.4 i29.0-116.9-31.5)
PSC = polystyrene content
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Compounds were prepared from the polymers as set
out in Example I. The composition of the compounds
(blends) and test results are depicted in Table III.
It can be seen that lower h,~rdness (greater
softeness) was obtained with invention Runs 8, ll, 14,
15, 16, 17 as compared with cont:rol Run 5; with better
compression set and an improvement rather than a
sacrifice in melt flow. Invention Runs 9 and 12 in
Table III depict results with compounds containing
filler and invention Runs lO and 13 in Table III depict
results with compounds containing a high amount of
polypropylene.
While this invention has bee~n described in detail
for the purpose of illustration, it is not to be
construed as limited thereby but is intended to cover
all changes and modifications wit,hin the spirit and
scope thereof.
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